Alert archive / West Virginia / Hancock County
Weather alerts in Hancock County, West Virginia, 2012
151 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Hancock County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 151
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest month
- July57 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 26, 201215 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Hancock County, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 21 | 20 | 5% | 5 | 80% | 27 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Pittsburgh, PA: tornado warnings | 8 | 2 | 75% | 11 | 64% | 18 min |
| NWS Pittsburgh, PA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 209 | 165 | 21% | 502 | 80% | 26 min |
| NWS Pittsburgh, PA: flash flood warnings | 13 | 10 | 23% | 46 | 80% | 50 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 51 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 28 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 64 min |
| Jan 20, 2:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | 34 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jan 23, 3:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 32 min |
| Jan 25, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 18 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:00 AM EST | Flood Watch | PBZ | 18 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 16 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 48 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 64 min |
| Feb 23, 8:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 58 min |
| Feb 24, 11:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 54 min |
| Feb 29, 1:37 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:18 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Feb 29, 7:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 5:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 19 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 74 min |
| Mar 4, 6:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 90 min |
| Mar 4, 7:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 59 min |
| Mar 4, 8:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 92 min |
| Mar 4, 9:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 83 min |
| Mar 15, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 56 min |
| Mar 25, 4:05 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | PBZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:39 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 9:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 37 min |
| Mar 30, 7:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 28 min |
| Mar 30, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 2:09 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | PBZ | 25 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:09 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | PBZ | 46 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:09 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 18 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 18 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:50 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 21 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 3:46 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | PBZ | 12 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:35 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | PBZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:35 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 17 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:39 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | PBZ | 23 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:39 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 17 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:31 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 18 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:06 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 3:34 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | PBZ | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 16 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 2, 4:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 3, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 57 min |
| May 7, 1:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 39 min |
| May 15, 3:34 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PBZ | 6 hr |
| May 27, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 27, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 45 min |
| May 29, 9:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 29, 10:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 29, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 67 min |
| May 29, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 1, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 3:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 28 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 29, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 6:55 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 22 hr |
| Jun 29, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 1, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 10:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 3, 2:02 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 29 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 12:07 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 31 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 4, 9:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 4, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 8:00 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 28 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 52 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:20 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | PBZ | 40 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 7, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 11:37 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 20 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 12:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 18, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 55 min |
| Jul 18, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 64 min |
| Jul 20, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 6:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PBZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 7:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 8:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 11:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 24, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 12:48 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PBZ | 29 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 2:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 4:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 26, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 66 min |
| Jul 26, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PBZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 26, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 72 min |
| Jul 26, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 74 min |
| Jul 26, 6:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 5, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Sep 1, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Sep 7, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 8, 12:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PBZ | 58 min |
| Sep 22, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | 45 min |
| Sep 23, 3:04 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | PBZ | 30 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:50 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | PBZ | 13 hr |
| Oct 7, 4:16 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 29 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:57 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | PBZ | 21 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:42 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | 58 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:47 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | PBZ | 25 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:21 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | PBZ | 37 hr |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | 18 hr |
| Dec 20, 1:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 44 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:25 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PBZ | 23 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PBZ | 43 hr |
| Dec 26, 11:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PBZ | 57 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 21 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 31 |
| Special Weather Statement | 36 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 8 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 10 |
| Freeze Watch | 7 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.